Neutron Detection
AssigneeNova Scientific, Inc.
InventorsR. Gregory Downing, Bruce Feller
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Abstract
In exemplary embodiments, an apparatus, includes a first electrode, a second electrode, a first polygonal channel extending between the electrodes, the first channel having a first side having a center, and a second polygonal channel extending between the electrodes, the second channel having a second side contacting the first side, the second side having a center, wherein the center of the first side and the center of the second side are non-collinear in a direction perpendicular to a surface of the first side, and wherein the first and second channels do not have square cross sections perpendicular to longitudinal axes of the channels.
Claims30
An apparatus, comprising:
- a first electrode;
- a second electrode;
- a first polygonal channel extending between the electrodes, the first channel having a first side having a center;
- and
- a second polygonal channel extending between the electrodes, the second channel having a second side contacting the first side, the second side having a center,
- wherein the center of the first side and the center of the second side are non-collinear in a direction perpendicular to a surface of the first side, and
- wherein the first and second channels do not have square cross sections perpendicular to longitudinal axes of the channels.
An apparatus, comprising:
- a first electrode;
- a second electrode;
- a first channel extending between the electrodes;
- and
- a second channel extending between the electrodes,
- wherein the first and second channels have rectangular cross sections perpendicular to longitudinal axes of the channels.
A method, comprising:
- contacting an apparatus with particles, the apparatus comprising
- a first electrode,
- a second electrode,
- a first polygonal channel extending between the electrodes, the first channel having a first side having a center, and
- a second polygonal channel extending between the electrodes, the second channel having a second side contacting the first side, the second side having a center, wherein the center of the first side and the center of the second side are non-collinear in a direction perpendicular to a surface of the first side,
- wherein the first and second channels do not have square cross sections perpendicular to longitudinal axes of the channels;
- and
- detecting electrons formed by contacting the apparatus with the particles.
A method, comprising:
- contacting an apparatus with particles, the apparatus comprising
- a first electrode,
- a second electrode,
- a first channel extending between the electrodes, and
- a second channel extending between the electrodes, wherein the first and second channels have rectangular cross sections perpendicular to longitudinal axes of the channels;
- and
- detecting electrons formed by contacting the apparatus with the particles.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.